Cognos and Speedware Announcement

[Deskin, Bob]

Blue pointed out that I only replied to him. It was meant for the list.
 
Bob

	-----Original Message-----
	From: Deskin, Bob 
	Sent: December 20, 2006 10:32 AM
	To: 'Robert Edis'
	Subject: RE: Cognos and Speedware Announcement
	
	
	#1 - True, but then we don't break out any specific product
unless we want to highlight major sales (like a new product)
	 
	#2 - We have our own web site @ powerhouse.cognos.com
	 
	#3 - We have our own sales people
	 
	#4 - A business decision based on attendance
	 
	#5 - Not true as can be seen by what's in E. See some of my
Supportlink articles.
	 
	#6 - Business is business. Now that they are primarily in the
migration business, it makes sense since we have many common customers.
It's a good partnership.
	 
	#7 - Eventually everything comes to an end. But we have a while
to go yet.
	 
	#8 - #10 - Are you trying to start rumours :-)
	 
	#11 - Not for a long time yet. Too many customers and too much
income regardless of who runs the show.
	 
	But I'm biased.
	 
	To everyone on the List and in PowerHouseLand, have a great
holiday season, Merry Christmas or whatever you celebrate, and a very
Happy New Year.
	 
	Bob

		-----Original Message-----
		From:
powerh-l-bounces+bob.deskin=cognos.com at lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-bounces+bob.deskin=cognos.com at lists.sowder.com] On
Behalf Of Robert Edis
		Sent: December 19, 2006 5:38 PM
		To: powerh-l at lists.sowder.com
		Subject: Re:Cognos and Speedware Announcement
		
		

		The demise of PowerHouse 
		
		1. ADT income no longer included in share holder reports

		2. ADT tools dissapear from product list on Cognos
website 
		3. ADT tools no longer mentioned by sales people 
		4. ADT tools no longer included in conference
presentations 
		5. Dramatic slow down in development/enhancements/new
features 
		6. Deal made with Speedware, once only mentioned by
Cognos in disparaging terms, to support ADT tools.  Speedware
advertising in past put down PowerHouse and encourages Cognos customers
to port PH apps to "modern" tools (i.e. Java). 
		
		My prediction: 
		7. Development/enhancement work on PH stopped completely
by Cognos 
		8. Cognos and Speedware announce deal where Cognos sells
PowerHouse to Speedware. 
		9. Speedware takes over support (taking a few of the
youngest and most promising ADT developers from Cognos to boot) and
license income. 
		10. Speedware induces PH customers to "modenise" their
PH apps by offering special deals and perhaps increasing annual license
fees on PH. 
		11. PowerHouse RIP 
		
		Am I just a cynical pessimist?  Does it matter? 
		
		Blue
 
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